Hurricane Summary for Storm MITCH, 1998 in the North Atlantic

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Hurricane Season:1998

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Maximum Wind speed:179mph (155 knots) mph (miles per hour) for MITCH
Lowest central pressure:905 mb (millibars) for MITCH
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Storm name:MITCH
Maximum wind speed:179 mph, (155 knots)
Lowest central pressure:905
Advisory Start Date:1998/10/22/0600Z
Advisory End Date:1998/11/9/1800Z

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Storm name:MITCH
Maximum wind speed:179 mph, (155 knots)
Lowest central pressure:905
Advisory Start Date:1998/10/22/0600Z
Advisory End Date:1998/11/9/1800Z

Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/22/0600Z/Latitude:11.9/Longitude:-77.1/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:1002/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/22/1200Z/Latitude:12/Longitude:-77.9/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:1002/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/22/1800Z/Latitude:11.6/Longitude:-77.9/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:1001/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/23/0000Z/Latitude:11.8/Longitude:-77.6/Wind:47mph (40 knots) /Central Pressure:1000/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/23/0600Z/Latitude:12.2/Longitude:-77.6/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:999/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/23/1200Z/Latitude:12.5/Longitude:-77.8/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:999/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/23/1800Z/Latitude:12.9/Longitude:-78/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:998/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/24/0000Z/Latitude:13.4/Longitude:-77.9/Wind:64mph (55 knots) /Central Pressure:997/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/24/0600Z/Latitude:13.9/Longitude:-77.8/Wind:75mph (65 knots) /Central Pressure:990/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/24/1200Z/Latitude:14.5/Longitude:-77.9/Wind:87mph (75 knots) /Central Pressure:985/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/24/1800Z/Latitude:15/Longitude:-78.1/Wind:104mph (90 knots) /Central Pressure:980/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/25/0000Z/Latitude:15.5/Longitude:-78.4/Wind:116mph (100 knots) /Central Pressure:965/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/25/0600Z/Latitude:16/Longitude:-78.9/Wind:121mph (105 knots) /Central Pressure:951/Category:Hurricane - Category 2
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/25/1200Z/Latitude:16.2/Longitude:-79.6/Wind:133mph (115 knots) /Central Pressure:945/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/25/1800Z/Latitude:16.4/Longitude:-80.3/Wind:144mph (125 knots) /Central Pressure:926/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/26/0000Z/Latitude:16.4/Longitude:-81/Wind:150mph (130 knots) /Central Pressure:923/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/26/0600Z/Latitude:16.4/Longitude:-81.8/Wind:156mph (135 knots) /Central Pressure:922/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/26/1200Z/Latitude:16.6/Longitude:-82.6/Wind:167mph (145 knots) /Central Pressure:914/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/26/1800Z/Latitude:16.9/Longitude:-83.1/Wind:179mph (155 knots) /Central Pressure:905/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/27/0000Z/Latitude:17.2/Longitude:-83.8/Wind:179mph (155 knots) /Central Pressure:910/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/27/0600Z/Latitude:17.3/Longitude:-84.4/Wind:173mph (150 knots) /Central Pressure:917/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/27/1200Z/Latitude:17.1/Longitude:-85/Wind:173mph (150 knots) /Central Pressure:922/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/27/1800Z/Latitude:16.9/Longitude:-85.4/Wind:167mph (145 knots) /Central Pressure:928/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/28/0000Z/Latitude:16.6/Longitude:-85.6/Wind:162mph (140 knots) /Central Pressure:933/Category:Hurricane - Category 4
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/28/0600Z/Latitude:16.3/Longitude:-85.6/Wind:150mph (130 knots) /Central Pressure:938/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/28/1200Z/Latitude:16.3/Longitude:-85.6/Wind:133mph (115 knots) /Central Pressure:948/Category:Hurricane - Category 3
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/28/1800Z/Latitude:16.3/Longitude:-85.7/Wind:110mph (95 knots) /Central Pressure:959/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/29/0000Z/Latitude:16.2/Longitude:-85.8/Wind:98mph (85 knots) /Central Pressure:970/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/29/0600Z/Latitude:16.1/Longitude:-85.8/Wind:87mph (75 knots) /Central Pressure:979/Category:Hurricane - Category 1
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/29/1200Z/Latitude:15.9/Longitude:-85.7/Wind:81mph (70 knots) /Central Pressure:987/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/29/1800Z/Latitude:15.8/Longitude:-85.6/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:994/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/30/0000Z/Latitude:15.6/Longitude:-85.7/Wind:64mph (55 knots) /Central Pressure:995/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/30/0600Z/Latitude:15.4/Longitude:-85.9/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:996/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/30/1200Z/Latitude:15.2/Longitude:-86.1/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:997/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/30/1800Z/Latitude:14.9/Longitude:-86.5/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:998/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/31/0000Z/Latitude:14.7/Longitude:-87/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:999/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/31/0600Z/Latitude:14.5/Longitude:-87.7/Wind:47mph (40 knots) /Central Pressure:1000/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/31/1200Z/Latitude:14.5/Longitude:-88.5/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:1000/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/10/31/1800Z/Latitude:14.6/Longitude:-89.2/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:1001/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/1/0000Z/Latitude:14.6/Longitude:-90/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:1002/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/1/0600Z/Latitude:14.7/Longitude:-90.8/Wind:29mph (25 knots) /Central Pressure:1003/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/1/1200Z/Latitude:14.9/Longitude:-91.5/Wind:29mph (25 knots) /Central Pressure:1005/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/1/1800Z/Latitude:15.5/Longitude:-92.2/Wind:29mph (25 knots) /Central Pressure:1005/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/2/0000Z/Latitude:16.3/Longitude:-92.7/Wind:24mph (20 knots) /Central Pressure:1005/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/2/0600Z/Latitude:17.1/Longitude:-93.1/Wind:24mph (20 knots) /Central Pressure:1005/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/2/1200Z/Latitude:17.9/Longitude:-93.4/Wind:24mph (20 knots) /Central Pressure:1005/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/2/1800Z/Latitude:18.7/Longitude:-93.7/Wind:24mph (20 knots) /Central Pressure:1005/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/3/0000Z/Latitude:19.2/Longitude:-93.4/Wind:24mph (20 knots) /Central Pressure:1003/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/3/0600Z/Latitude:19.3/Longitude:-92.7/Wind:24mph (20 knots) /Central Pressure:1003/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/3/1200Z/Latitude:19.4/Longitude:-92.1/Wind:29mph (25 knots) /Central Pressure:1002/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/3/1800Z/Latitude:19.6/Longitude:-91.4/Wind:47mph (40 knots) /Central Pressure:997/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/4/0000Z/Latitude:20/Longitude:-90.6/Wind:41mph (35 knots) /Central Pressure:997/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/4/0600Z/Latitude:20.8/Longitude:-89.6/Wind:35mph (30 knots) /Central Pressure:998/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/4/1200Z/Latitude:21.8/Longitude:-88.2/Wind:47mph (40 knots) /Central Pressure:998/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/4/1800Z/Latitude:23.3/Longitude:-86.5/Wind:47mph (40 knots) /Central Pressure:993/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/5/0000Z/Latitude:24.8/Longitude:-84.8/Wind:52mph (45 knots) /Central Pressure:993/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/5/0600Z/Latitude:25.6/Longitude:-83.1/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:990/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/5/1200Z/Latitude:26.6/Longitude:-81.3/Wind:64mph (55 knots) /Central Pressure:987/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/5/1800Z/Latitude:27.5/Longitude:-78.3/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:992/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/6/0000Z/Latitude:30/Longitude:-75/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:993/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/6/0600Z/Latitude:32.5/Longitude:-72/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:992/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/6/1200Z/Latitude:35/Longitude:-68/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:990/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/6/1800Z/Latitude:37/Longitude:-63/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:989/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/7/0000Z/Latitude:39/Longitude:-58/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:990/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/7/0600Z/Latitude:41/Longitude:-53/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:992/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/7/1200Z/Latitude:42.5/Longitude:-47.5/Wind:58mph (50 knots) /Central Pressure:986/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/7/1800Z/Latitude:44.5/Longitude:-42/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:972/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/8/0000Z/Latitude:46.5/Longitude:-36.5/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:974/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/8/0600Z/Latitude:48.5/Longitude:-31/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:972/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/8/1200Z/Latitude:50/Longitude:-25/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:962/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/8/1800Z/Latitude:53.5/Longitude:-20.5/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:956/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/9/0000Z/Latitude:55.5/Longitude:-14.5/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:956/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/9/0600Z/Latitude:58/Longitude:-10.5/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:956/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/9/1200Z/Latitude:61/Longitude:-10/Wind:70mph (60 knots) /Central Pressure:956/Category:Tropical Storm
Name:MITCH/Date:1998/11/9/1800Z/Latitude:63.5/Longitude:-5/Wind:64mph (55 knots) /Central Pressure:960/Category:Tropical Storm

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